Pew Survey on College

Written by John Schmitt

Wednesday, 24 August 2011 10:04

Over half of male college graduates (59 percent) and almost half of female college graduates (47 percent) believe that “the higher education system” is “only fair” or “poor” in “providing value for the money spent by students and their families,” according to a new poll (pdf) released by the Pew Research Center last week.

Source: Pew Research Center.

Given how adamant economists are that college is an overwhelmingly good investment, it is surprising to see so many college graduates, especially men, who believe college was not good value for money, even after they have successfully completed the degree.